Saturday 7 September 2013

August 2013 Wall of Fame! And New Badges!!





***Click HERE to view our current challenge***

AUGUST WINNER

1st - Po Prostu Asia - Poland

TOP 4 FEATURED

2nd - Rachael Funnel - Australia
3rd - Nicole Dorion - Canada
4th - Aida Domisiewicz - Poland
5th - Mona Pendleton - USA

TOP 10 FINALISTS

Sandie Edwards - Australia
Adriana Bolzon - Australia
Denise Van Deventer - South Africa
Tone K - Norway
Lisa Griffith - USA



***Winner, Features & Finalists please feel free to right-click & save the Wall of Fame to add to your resume, as well as grabbing the correct badge from the sidebar to display on your own blog!***

Please support us by playing along with this month's mood board! {sketch optional}.


Posted by Alexandra Polyzou.



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The new badges are here!  YAY!!

The FEATURED badge is for the first 4 names to appear after the winner.



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We have changed the name of our "Honourable Mentions"to "Finalists" {to fit on the badge LOL!} so please feel free to grab the badge BELOW if you have been an honourable mention in the past!


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From now on we will have a winner, 4 features & 5 finalists, making a total of 10 places for every challenge, irrespective of the number of entries, although only the top 4 places will receive prizes.

Please do not take a badge you have not earned.  
{Sadly I have already seen it happen & am hoping it was a mistake & will be rectified now that we have enough badges.}



Tuesday 3 September 2013

Our Featured You-Tuber this month is Limor Webber!! LIVE on USTREAM tonight!!!





See our current challenge HERE.


Yes you read that right!  Isn't that WONDERFUL news!?!  
I am so excited about it, as we ALL are here at Scrap Around The World.  
For us this really is the bomb-dot-com!  
What a great start to our new "Featured You-Tuber" post!!

Limor Webber will be designing LIVE ON USTREAM TONIGHT!
Using our September mood board!!


Here are the MUST HAVE deets you need to know NOW!
Limor's blog address where she gives us a mention and a link HERE!!

**** See the event details on FACEBOOK here****

{copied & pasted below}

Join me Tuesday 7pm MST (6pm PST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST) where I will put together 
a layout based on a Sketch and show you step by step how I go about designing 
my layouts. This class is absolutely FREE!!!!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/limor1806
Our Fabulous sponsor this month is 7 Dots Studio!!! 

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The beautiful lady herself!

Limor's You-Tube Channel HERE where she 
has a not-too-shabby 9 045 subscribers!!


Limor has an impressive list of Design Teams under her belt & currently designs
 for Lindy's Stamp Gang & Fabscraps, works as an educator for Prima & 
The Flying Unicorn as well as holding live classes in Canada where she lives, 
as well as live demonstrations on her Ustream channel every Tuesday
 & Guest Designing for Design Memory Craft {Faber Castell} at the moment.

Phew that was quite a mouthful of achievements wasn't it?!
Yes you could say she is definitely one of my muses!!

I hope you will be able to make Limor's LIVE CLASS tonight!

I wish I could but for me it is 3am in the morning so with a 6.30a.m start
I will be sound asleep but I will definitely be catching it on You Tube
where Limor loads all her live classes within a few days.

Please watch if you can & support Limor by signing up to her You-Tube Channel.
She is a super awesome scrapper & an amazing educator!
You will benefit enormously from her knowledge!!

I will be embedding the video here later in the month too :)



Monday 2 September 2013

Want to win some Unique & Beautiful Jewellery? Here's What you need to do!




View our latest challenge HERE!

One of our lovely participants, Jo from Italy, not only scrapbooks but is
 also an excellent jewellery maker & has her wonderful hand-made creations
 on sale through a few different online stores.  We have teamed together 
to offer ONE LUCKY WINNER 

a $20 gift-voucher at any of her stores PLUS FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the world!  


Awesome right?!  Here's what you need to do:-

1.  LIKE Scrap Around The World on Facebook HERE.

2.  Share our latest CHALLENGE POST on your blog then 

leave a comment ON THIS POST with the link to your post.

3.  Please title your post:-

'Scrap Around The World September Challenge & Facebook Subscriber Giveaway'

& add the text below to the top of the post:-

 'Share this post to win!  See full details at Scrap Around The World'

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YOU NEED TO DO THIS ON OR BEFORE MONDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2013
to be eligible to win - winner will be announced here before the end of the month!

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Check out Jo's jewellery on Blomming HERE , on Artesanum HERE & on Etsy HERE.


I'm Jò and and I'm the designer behind jewellery brand: "Jò in Wonderland Creations".
I started three years ago making jewellery for myself, to have something unique & special.
 Since then I haven't stopped! My adventure in jewellery making began with assembling components (beads, metallic elements, etc) & more recently the inclusion of wire & metalwork too. 

I love to model, hammer, sand & oxidise my foil sheets to see my ideas come to life, creating truly unique pieces where every component is hand made.  No two pieces I make are ever identical - just like the women who buy my jewellery!  Seeing the ideas in my head turn into reality gives me immense satisfaction.  I pour my heart into my work, making it special & personalised.

 My latest additions are engraved copper plates created on commission with quotes or words chosen by the customer.  Each season I release 3 or 4 different collections, each varied in nature so there is something to suit every woman, style & mood. I would love for you to follow me on Facebook to keep up with what is on offer at Jo in Wonderland Creations - thank you!




Sunday 1 September 2013

September 2013 Challenge 5 - Bold & Graphic Mood Board from Gayle Price, Rule Changes & HUGE & HUGER NEWS!






Welcome back to Scrap Around The World Challenge FIVE!

Please note we have modified our rules!!

{please read our "To be Eligible for Judging" further down
as there's a slight change there too}.

 1)  The sketch is now OPTIONAL - you do not HAVE to use it 
{but of course you are welcome to use it as a starting point
 & for your inspiration if you like!}, this makes it easy for you to 
combine our challenges with sketch challenges if you want :)

2)  We now accept art journaling pages BUT only double-spreads with a 
minimum single page size of 14 x 19cm (5.5 x 7.5 inches) per page.

3)  Our challenges will now run until midnight EST on the last day of the month
     {this means you have an entire month to complete the challenge - woohoo!}.

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Our HUGE NEWS is that we have a 
Facebook Subscriber Giveaway
launching TOMORROW {Monday 2nd September 2013} so make sure to
LIKE us on Facebook & come back TOMORROW 
to see what you can win!

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Our HUGER NEWS is that we have a MYSTERY GUEST
creating with this month's mood board on TUESDAY NIGHT!
LIVE ON USTREAM!!
{that's your HINT - anyone guess WHO IT COULD BE?!}
Come back on Tuesday to find out & get the link!!

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For September we have a BOLD and GRAPHIC mood board
from Design Team member Gayle Price {Australia}.


Feel free to interpret the mood board in any way you like, 
using one image, several of them, all of them or even just 
one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!    
     

For example:- You could use contrasting colours or contrasting elements
(rough/smooth - straight/curved - light/dark) text, alphas, bold patterns, 
doodles, scribbles, flourishes, rub-ons,detailed embellishments
 (ie:-lace,chipboard, metal/resin embellishments) masks & sunrays.

Even the topic you chose to scrap could be inspired by the board
{reading the board from the top left to the bottom right}
such as things you feel strongly about (image 1)
unconventional beauty (image 2) 
about your thoughts/feelings (image 3)
loved ones/a dependency (image 4) 
your wild side/things not everyone knows about you (image 5).

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TELL US WHAT INSPIRED YOU UNLESS IT IS OBVIOUS 


To be eligible for judging:-

You are required to show the image of the MOOD BOARD ONLY 
{you may show the sketch image but ONLY IF YOU USE IT}
 PLUS mention in your post that you are playing along at Scrap Around The World 
with a link back to the current challenge.

 Link  to YOUR BLOG POST NOT your entire blog & turn off your word-verification if 
you would like some of our Design Team members to comment on your entry.

Please check our RULES OF PLAY HERE before you begin your entry - thanks!





Gayle Price {Australia}


Zanka (Zaneta Glowa) Sweden



Juraci Falcucci {Brazil}





Alexandra Polyzou {Greece}


 Leonie Neal-Dawson {Australia}



Christin Grønnslett {Norway}



Keren Tamir {Canada}



 Eila Sandberg {Sweden}


Agnieszka Bellaidea {Canada}



Jessy Christopher {Malaysia}


Helen Tilbury {South Africa}


The winner of this challenge will be invited back to be our October Guest Designer, 
as well as winning this huge prize pack of 20 PIECES of chipboard from our sponsor 
Wycinanka!

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Wycinanka is a Polish chipboard manufacturer whose products can be viewed HERE.  



You can find a list of retailers stocking Wycinanka in other countries HERE.



You can follow the Wycinanka blog HERE & follow them on Facebook HERE.



2nd place will receive paper collection 'Grey Rainbow' from Polish company 


Company Shop

"Dedicated to bring you happiness & satisfaction with every moment spent 
scrapbooking with Studio 75!  We know that keeping your experiences positive 
is important so we prepare our papers and embellishments with care for every 
single detail. Our Designers put their heart & soul into their work so we can
 offer you items that spark your imagination & give you endless pleasure -
 papers, tags, stamps, charms, chipboard, art journals, album bases & more!"

See their full range here in their online store.

 

3rd place will receive a $25 chipboard prize-pack from


 in Australia,containing a selection of their latest releases!



Australian Made Laser Cut Chipboard to compliment your scrapbook pages, 
cards & paper-crafting projects. Scrapmatts has a Ning site that showcases an 
amazing talented international design team who post daily on the blog there, 
a Gallery, customer challenges & an online store. Come join in the fun here!

Below is just one example of some of the awesome products they stock HERE.

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4th place will receive a $15 prize-pack of your choice from 

Purple Pumpkin!

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, etc 
in their online store HERE

Purple Pumpkin


Purple Pumpkin manufactures high-quality embellishments of a fun & funky nature!


They are Australian based & specialize in fabric buttons, handmade flowers,
 resin, twine & washi tape.  They have a great blog that is constantly active & they hold monthly challenges open to all, with Guest Designer positions up for grabs as well as awesome prizes of Purple Pumpkin loveliness! 

Below is just one example of the many products stocked in their online store.


Our RANDOM WINNER will receive this amazing pack of goodies
 from the very generous Natalie May, owner of Etsy Store




"Natalie May - Wife to Trev, mum to Jessica.
 Scrapper, Papercrafter & all round Happy Person! 

I live in Adelaide {South Australia} teach Scrapbooking & Cardmaking
 & love my life in the Scrapbooking & Papercraft Industry.  Happiness is...
teaching others, making pretty stuff & sharing all the cool stuff I create with - 
ribbons, charms, flowers, moulds, resins, mixed media metals & washi.



The deadline for this challenge is Monday September 30th 2013

We would love to hear your comments & please remember to click on the
DESIGNER'S NAMES to go through to their blogs for more details
 & close-up shots of their layouts. We cannot WAIT to see what you create!